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UK first to 2,000: ’Cats rout Drexel for milestone win; The Associated Press; December 22, 2009; John Calipari spent weeks downplaying Kentucky’s pursuit of 2,000 wins, saying his team needed to be focused on getting better, not making history. Moments after the third-ranked Wildcats routed Drexel, 88-44, to become the first NCAA team to reach 2,000 victories, Calipari admitted it’s pretty good when you can do both.
Break the rules to create original effects: By Thad Allender; November 2, 2008; I subscribe to a simple photographic philosophy: Know the rules, then break them. If all photographs always adhered to strict rules all the time, photography would be predictable, unsurprising and boring. And those are three adjectives that photographers should never want attached to their work.
Behind the lens with National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson: By Thad Allender; 03:23 p.m., September 26, 2008 Updated 12:00 a.m.; For this week’s Behind the Lens story, we talk with Jim Richardson, a photographer for National Geographic magazine who lives in Lindsborg. His most recent story about the soil beneath our feet titled “Our Good Earth” appears on the cover of National Geographic.
Polaroid transfers still create exciting results: By Thad Allender; August 24, 2008; One of my favorite alternative photographic processes is the Polaroid transfer. The resulting image can be unpredictable, and the manual process provides a much-needed break from formulaic and uncompromising digital photography. Here is a quick guide to producing your own Polaroid transfers.
Photo inspiration: How photography connects us to the rest of the world: By Thad Allender; 11:29 a.m., August 22, 2008 Updated 11:30 a.m.; David Griffin, director of photography for National Geographic, explains in this video presentation how photography connects humanity to the rest of the world.
Behind the Lens: Lawrence photographer offers large-print tips: By Thad Allender; August 10, 2008; Tim Forcade is a Lawrence-based photographer whose painterly approach to photography helps to define his work. Forcade’s large wall prints can currently be seen at Teller’s and Genovese restaurants. I sat down with Forcade on Thursday to chat about his photography.
Behind the Lens: Invest in yourself - not your camera: By Thad Allender; July 6, 2008; Earlier this week, Nikon announced their much-anticipated D700 camera body, sending waves of excitement through the photo industry. As much as I want that silly $3,000 camera body, I will never buy it. Neither should you. Now let me explain why.
Jayhawks honored at White House: By Thad Allender & Andrew Hartsock; June 4, 2008; Question his policies or debate his legacy all you want. At least give President Bush props for this: He knows his Jayhawks. Or at least his speech writers do. During a brief ceremony Tuesday at the Rose Garden, Bush honored the 2008 men’s basketball national champions.
Behind the Lens: Video stills create good, not great, photos: By Thad Allender; June 1, 2008; If a caveman had to choose between a sharpened rock or a Swiss army knife, he would likely pick the rock. If a cameraman had to choose between a still camera and a video camera, which do you think he/she would choose?
Behind the Lens: Makeshift monopod good in low light: By Thad Allender; April 20, 2008; A few weeks back, a friend of mine introduced me to an online tutorial about how to create a monopod, made of string of all things, for $2. Yes, that’s less than your morning latte.

Recent photos

Environmentalists on Tuesday cheered a court ruling that the proposed 895 megawatt coal-burning power plant in southwest Kansas cannot be built until there is a thorough environmental review.

Two guards enter the maximum-security block at the Lansing Correctional Facility in 2005. Prison inmates across the country are getting older, and more expensive, for states and the federal government, according to a report released Friday by Human Rights Watch.

While seasonal workers are usually not needed after December, this year more will be staying on to help with an influx of gift returns that would typically be handled by regular employees.

Vials of the mumps vaccine are displayed at the Douglas County Health Department in this 2006 photo.

In this 2005 file photo, a beer cup litters the hillside near the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity house, 1111 W. 11th St. Kansas University allows fraternity houses to determine whether members of legal drinking age can drink alcohol at the houses.

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